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Mishounen Produce

Name: Mishounen Produce
Manga-ka: Ichinose, Kaoru

Volumes: 4 (Complete)
Licensed: No
Scanlations: V.04 Ch.18 (Complete)
Scanlator: Aerandria
Type: Manga
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Age Group: Everyone

Summary: It’s the start of high school, and Kako decides to “produce” her bookworm of a childhood friend, Kousei, so that he can become a good-looking and popular school idol. She models him after Lawrence, a character in a manga she likes, but as Kousei’s transformation becomes a huge success and he extends his new character beyond what she asks for, what will Kako do? Will she find herself left behind in the wake of his newly found popularity?

–Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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Oboreru Knife: Drowning Love

Name: Oboreru Knife (The Knife that Dropped in Water)
Manga-ka: George, Asakura

Volumes: 17 (Complete)
Licensed: Kodansha Comics (Drowning Love)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life/Drama
Age Group: Teen

Summary: A beautiful and mature sixth grade girl from Tokyo suddenly has to move out to the country side of Japan with her family. The girl, Natsumi, then meets a boy and from then on she begins to feel ‘something’ in her body, like a surging wave….

-From Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 5/5
Plot Rating: 5/5

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Koibumi Biyori: A Perfect Day for Love Letters

Name: Koibumi Biyori (A Perfect Day for Love Letters)
Mangaka: Asakura, George

Volumes: 3 (Complete)
Licensed: Del Rey
Scanlations: V.02 Ch.10 (Complete)
Scanlator: Bloome Scans (Closed)
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life/Romance/Drama/Josei
Age Group: Teen

Summary:
Every letter the mailman delivers brings a new chance at love. With wit, humor, and mystery George Asakura leads us through a series of brief tales of affection, rejection, miscommunication, and connection that are sure to charm the romantic inside you.

-From Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 4/5

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